Letter to Muslim states urging them to stop Gaza genocide
We are writing to urge you in your capacity as the head of an OIC member state to step up and discharge your responsibility to prevent the ongoing genocide in Gaza. By any measure, a mass pogrom of a...
View ArticleMuslim states must act now to halt Gaza genocide
The Universal Justice Network, of which IHRC is a founder member, has written to all the leaders of the member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation urging them to step up and discharge...
View ArticleRestrictions of Freedom of Religion and Belief in Europe
UN Side Event Monday 7th October 2024 12:00 – 13:00 (GMT+2), Room XXV Restrictions of Freedom of Religion and Belief in Europe Watch live on www.ihrc.tv, watch and ask questions via Twitter @ihrc or...
View ArticleLetter to Home Secretary urging revocation of bans on Hamas and Hizbullah
The Home Secretary Yvette Cooper Dear Home Secretary In view of the unconscionable genocide in Gaza and the extension of indiscriminate mass slaughter into Lebanon, we are calling on you to deproscribe...
View ArticleBritish government must revoke bans on Hamas and Hizbullah
IHRC is urging the Home Secretary to immediately deproscribe all pro-Palestine resistance groups to help end the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza and the intensified aggression against Lebanon. Since...
View ArticleThe world cannot afford to let Israel normalise genocide
Today the world crosses a shameful and dangerous threshold. Exactly one year after the beginning of a live-streamed genocide by Israeli forces against the Palestinians in Gaza, the industrial scale...
View ArticleIHRC takes “Save Our Mosques” campaign to UN
IHRC has taken its “Save Our Mosques” campaign to the United Nations to highlight Britain’s free speech crackdown on the UK’s mosques. A side panel meeting today 7 October at 11am (GMT) will mark the...
View ArticleWorld Mental Health Day
With 20% of UK employees taking leave due to stress last year, it’s clear workplace mental health must be a priority. Burnout is becoming a significant challenge in our workforce. For this reason this...
View ArticleReflecting on Colonialism and Black History
We are halfway through Black History Month and Columbus Day is approaching which honours the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. Some people do not observe Columbus Day at all, citing the lasting...
View ArticleIslamophobia Conference 2024: The Vanishing Public Muslim
Since 2014, IHRC has organised an annual conference in the UK to discuss key issues with regard to structural and institutionalised Islamophobia. Each conference has been co-organised with Scotland...
View ArticleIHRC contributes to new UN report on crackdowns on pro-Palestine expression
Following extensive consultation with civil society organisations including IHRC, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, Irene...
View ArticleAuthor Evening with Houria Bouteldja: Rednecks and Barbarians
Join us for an online author evening with Houria Bouteldja, to discuss her new publication, Rednecks and Barbarians Uniting the White and Racialized Working Class (available to purchase from the IHRC...
View ArticleAlert – Sign letter opposing the abuse of anti-terror laws and the...
Background Islamic Human Rights Commission is a keen supporter of the cause of the Filton10, and are opposed to the misuse of “anti-terror” legislation being used to silence people. We must not allow...
View ArticleAlert – Know Your Rights Whilst Protesting
Summary In the face of a relentless campaign of intimidation towards pro-Palestine protestors, we have provided some resources to help you know your rights and to empower demonstrators. Background It...
View ArticleIHRC writes to UN over UK crackdown on pro-Palestine activists
To the Office of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression and opinion To the Office of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of assembly and of association To the Office of the Special Rapporteur on...
View ArticleIHRC calls on UN to act over UK crackdown on pro-Palestine activists
IHRC has written to four special rapporteurs at the UN urging them to make use of the full range of instruments at their disposal to urge the UK government into respecting freedom of expression and...
View ArticleAnnual UFFC March
The Islamic Human Rights Commission is urging everyone who is able to do so, to attend this important rally organised by the family members and friends of the victims of state violence. This includes...
View ArticleEvent Report: The Fisherman and The Banker
On 25 September 2024, IHRC held a film screening for the documentary, The Fisherman and the Banker, followed by an off-the-record Q&A session with the director, Sheena Sumaria. IHRC are pleased to...
View ArticleNational Demonstration for Palestine, Lebanon and Yemen
National Demonstration for Palestine, Lebanon & Yemen Location: Assemble at Whitehall Date: Saturday 2nd November 2024 Time: 12pm Join us in the national demonstration to demand Stop Gaza Genocide,...
View ArticleLetter to Met police chief over arrest of pro-Palestine demonstrator
Sir Mark Rowley Metropolitan Police Commissioner New Scotland Yard 8-10 Broadway London SW1H 0AZ 28 October 2024 Dear Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley, We are writing to address the arrest of a...
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